14 extraordinary rocket test failures that paved the way for NASA's space program

NASA provided Business Insider with a mosaic of videotape presenting
early unmanned rocket launch attempts made by the US military in the late 1950s
and early 1960s. Each of these efforts caused spectacular detonations caught on
film. According to NASA historian Erik Conway, the video signifies a period
when researchers were testing the most powerful devices ever constructed.
"The rockets were super-powerful," Conway said. "But they were vulnerable
to subtle problems." According to NASA, these launch attempts were
unmanned and no one was injured in the blasts. The sound effects added in this
video were produced and added by NASA.

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Video provided by the Public Affairs office at Kennedy Space
Center.

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14 extraordinary rocket test failures that paved the way for NASA's space program
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